Alderley Edge Take 31 Points Lead

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2016 NEWSLETTER : WEEK 6 - MAY 28 ! Alderley Edge take 31 points lead ALDERLEY EDGE, whose last ECB Premier League title came in 2008, eased into a 31 points lead when they registered their fifth win of the season by seven wickets at home to Nantwich. On this occasion without Andrew Flintoff, who appeared in two recent cup games, ‘Edge had Richard Wilkinson, 3-19 and Jordan Clark, 3-52 to thank for dismissing their visitors for a humble 143. Alderley replied with a comfortable 147-3, after Calum Rowe, 62 and Alan Day, 40 had enjoyed a 115-run opening stand. Hyde, who look well-equipped to make another title bid, roasted Urmston by 136 runs at Werneth Low after posting 231-9, Dan Berry 52, Callum Parkinson 5-65, Matt Parkinson 4-71. Urmston’s batting collapsed to 95 all out against the 6-32 return of Aussie paceman William Walker. After starting the season full of runs, Toft were dismissed for double figures for the second week running, this time at Bowdon where they mustered only 81 chasing the home side’s own modest 149, Dan Williams 37, Peter Talbot 5-32. Toft’s destroyer was Chris Ashling who has made a fine start to the campaign, with figures of 15-1-35-7. Chester accounted for old Merseyside rivals Neston by three wickets at Boughton Hall Avenue. Their visitors posted 193, Old Boy Ash Davis 5-51, then replied with 194-7, Ollie Law 63 after recovering from 46-4. Timperley moved into the top half with a three-runs win at Bramhall. Timpers posted 189-9, Luke Littlewood 5-24, then dismissed their hosts for 186 after another superb innings of 104 by Aussie Dale McKay just failed to save the day (Chris Page 3-44). The only premiership side without a win, Macclesfield were roundly beaten at Cheadle, who posted 280, the highest total of the day, Dan Brown contributing a fine 133 with Greg Dixon, 51 in an opening stand worth 182, John Birchall 4-52. Macc were all out for 177, Ollie Marsden 51, Rashid Amin 4-40. Fifth win for Didsbury DIDSBURY stay top of Division One after posting their fifth win, by four wickets at home to Weaverham after their visitors had reached 201-9, Wilden Cornwall 73. Top scorer in Didsbury’s reply of 202-6 was Tim Hughes, 67. Grappenhall are up second following a five wickets win at Oulton Park where they successfully chased 178-6 (Pat Roberts 73 not out). Peter Barnes, with 62, led Grappers’ reply. Tattenhall registered their first victory and moved off bottom spot with a thrilling late win against Cheadle Hulme at The Flacca. ‘Hulme totalled 220-9, Alex Reid 67 not out and Tatters made it at 226-7 when Owen Williamson hit the penultimate ball for six after Glen Coppack’s earlier 80. Bollington beat Marple by five wickets, Stuart Plant’s 4-28 being the match-winning contribution. Oxton moved up with a six wickets win at Sale, whose Brooke Guest, 87 and Luke McCoy, 86 had put on 156 for the home side’s fourth wicket. Gayan Fernando, 5-48. Andy Gibson’s fine 83 after tea won it for the Wirral men. Davenham won by seven wickets in a low-scoring game at Warrington after routing the home side for 67, Robin Taylor 6-33, Widnes looking good WIDNES look strong in Division Two, a 152 runs victory at Stockport giving them a four points advantage. Sean Moore, 96 and Fayaz Ughradar, 71, enjoyed a 159 stand for the third wicket in Widnes’ 243-4. Stockport were bowled out for 92, Ughradar completing a fine match with 5-35. New boys Lindow ended Brooklands’ winning run in a low-scorer at Upcast Lane. Brooklands totalled 110 and Lindow made it at 113-8, Ryan O’Brien’s superb unbeaten knock of 72 making the difference. Congleton recorded their first victory, by 13 runs at Upton after posting 162-9, with number eight batsman Harry Podmore scoring 48. Upton reached 145, with Higginbottom performing a match-winning 5-40. Christleton won by seven runs at Alvanley with key contributions from Matt Astbury, 4-39 and Atif Bhardwa, 49. Mobberley batsmen were in form at home to Middlewich, with 257-5, Charlie Nield 95. Middlewich reached 186-6. Barrow amassed 265-4 at The Croft in playing conditions which among the most attractive in the League, Alex Reid 67 not out. Northwich were never in the running and closed on 148-9, Sri Lankan Chandrika Wathukapage hitting a cultured 65. MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p2 ! Saturday, May 28 results in detail ECB Premier League At Moss Lane: ALDERLEY EDGE (won toss, 25 pts.) beat NANTWICH (3 pts.) by 7 wickets Nantwich 143 (38 overs: C Simpson 39, R Wilkinson 3-29, J Clark 3-52); ! Alderley Edge 147-3 (34 overs: C Rowe 62, A Day 40 = 115 for first wicket). At South Downs Road: BOWDON (25 pts.) beat TOFT(won toss, 4 pts.) by 68 runs: Bowdon 149 (55 overs: D. Williams 347, P Talbot 5-32, J Drummond 3-21); ! Toft 81 (29 overs: C.Ashling 7-35). At Church Lane: BRAMHALL (6pts.) lost to TIMPERLEY (won toss, 35 pts.) by 3 runs Timperley 189-9 (55 overs: A Iqbal 38, L Littlewood 5-24); ! Bramhall 186 (54 overs: D McKay 104, C Page 3-44. At Kingsway: CHEADLE (25 pts.) beat MACCLESFIELD (won toss, 6 pts.) by 103 runs: Cheadle 280 (55 overs: D Brown 133, G Dixon 51 = 182 for first wicket, J Birchall 4-58, S. Raja 3-54); ! Macclesfield 177 (48 overs: O Marsden 51, T Parfett 44, N Berthus 31, R Amin 4-40, N. Buck 3-62). At Boughton Hall Avenue: CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 25 pts.) beat NESTON (9 pts.) by 3 wickets Neston 193 (55 overs: P. Sarvaiya 36, D. Smith 35, J. O’Neill 35, A Davis 5-51, J. Williams 3-68); ! Chester 194-7 (50 overs: O Law 63, N James 39). At Werneth Low: HYDE (25 pts.) beat URMSTON (won toss, 4 pts.) by 236 runs Hyde 231-9 (55 overs: D Berry 52, H. Dearden 48, J Duffy 44, E. Young 32, C Parkinson 5-65, M Parkinson 4-71); Urmston 95 (27 overs: W. Walker 6-32).

Division 1 At Recreation Ground: BOLLINGTON (won toss, 25 pts.) beat MARPLE (4 pts.) by 5 wickets. Marple 130 (50 overs: J Morgan 30, S. Plant 4-28); ! Bollington 133-5 (27 overs: H. Dickenson 63). At Wilmslow Road: DIDSBURY (235 pts.) beat WEAVERHAM (won toss, 10 pts.) by 4 wickets Weaverham 201-9 (50 overs: W Cornwall 73, M Jamieson 32, M. Taylor 3-54); ! Didsbury 202-6 (48 overs: T Hughes 67, N Reed 43, M. Gregson 38no). At Little Budworth: OULTON PARK (8 pts.) lost to GRAPPENHALL (won toss, 25 pts.) by 5 wickets Oulton Park 176-8 (50 overs: P Roberts 73no, S Guest 3-41); ! Grappenhall 177-5 (46 overs: P Barnes 62, A. Roylance 48). MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p3 ! Division 1 results contd … At Dane road: SALE (9 pts.) lost to OXTON (won toss, 25 pts.) by 6 wickets: Sale 212-7 (50 overs: B Guest 87, L McCoy 86 = 156 for fourth wicket, G. Fernando 5-48); ! Oxton 215-4 (50 overs: A Gibson 83, A Patel 37no). At The Flacca: TATTENHALL (won toss, 35 pts.) beat CHEADLE HILME (11 pts.) by 3 wickets Cheadle Hulme 220-9 (50 overs: A Reid 67no, M Ali 50, O Williamson 3-73); !Tattenhall 226-7 (49.5 overs: G Coppack 80). At Warrington Sports Club: WARRINGTON (1 pt.) lost to DAVENHAM (won toss, 25 pts.) by 7 wickets Warrington 67 (23 overs: B. McIntosh 25, R. Taylor 6-33, B. Gough 4-34.) ! Davenham 71-3 (23 overs: J Loveridge 30). Division 2 At Frodsham Road: ALVANLEY (won toss, 6 pts.) lost to CHRISTLETON (25 pts.) by 7 runs Christleton 169 (50 overs: A Bajwa 49, H Peel 30, R Fisher 3-39); ! Alvanley 162 (46 overs: M Rowlands 45, A. Bennion 33, M. Astbury 4-39, J Joseph 3-59). At Old Station Road: BARROW (won toss, 15 pts.) drew with NORTHWICH (4 pts.) Barrow 265-5 (50 overs: A Reid 67no, I De Silva 65, M Barclay 60, A. Metcalf 45); ! Northwich 148-9 (50 overs: C. Wathukapage 65, A Metcalf 4-53). At Upcast Lane: LINDOW (won toss, 25 pts.) beat BROOKLANDS (5 pts.) by 2 wickets Brooklands 110 (42 overs: S. Howarth 3-22, L. Unsworth 3-31); ! Lindow 113-8 (29 overs: R. O’Brien 72no, A.J Hart 4-33). At Church Lane: MOBBERLEY (13 pts.) drew with MIDDLEWICH (won toss, 6 pts.) Mobberley 257-5 (50 overs: C Nield 95, M. Mountney 56no, R. Spilsbury 38); ! Middlewich 186-6 (50 overs: R Clorley 43, L Houghton 34). At Cale Green: STOCKPORT (won toss, 1 pt.) lost to WIDNES (25 pts.) by 151 runs Widnes 243-4 (50 overs: S Moore 96, F Ughradar 71 = 159 for third wicket, A. Hewitt 42no) ! Stockport 92 (26 overs: F Ughradar 5-35). At Old Greasby Road: UPTON (6 pts.) lost to CONGLETON (won toss, 25 pts.) by 17 runs: Congleton 162-9 (50 overs: H Podmore 48, T Maguire 3-28, L Sundve 3-49); Upton 145 (49.4 overs: A Roberts 42, J Higginbottom 5-40, S Cardall 3-47).

PICK OF WEEK ECB Premiership batting: Dan Brown (Cheadle) 133 v Macclesfield. Bowling: Chris Ashling (Bowdon) 7-35 v Toft. Division 1 batting: Brock Guest (Sale) 87 v Oxton; Bowling: Robin Taylor (Davenham) 6-33 v Warrington. Division 2 batting: Sean Moore (Widnes) 96 v Stockport; Bowling: Fayaz Ughradar (Widnes) 5-35 v Stockport ! MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p4 ! Latest tables at Week 6 ! ECB PREMIER P W WD RD LD C/AB L BAT BOWL POINTS !LEAGUE (25) (3) (2) (1) (7) ALDERLEY EDGE 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 132 HYDE 6 3 1 0 0 1 1 9 7 101 BOWDON 6 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 90 CHESTER BO. HALL 6 2 0 1 1 1 1 15 9 84 NANTWICH 6 2 1 1 0 0 2 22 6 83 TIMPERLEY 6 2 0 0 0 1 3 18 8 83 TOFT 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 10 6 76 CHEADLE 6 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 69 NESTON 6 1 1 0 1 1 2 17 11 64 BRAMHALL 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 17 8 58 URMSTON 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 10 10 52 MACCLESFIELD 6 0 0 1 1 2 2 20 10 47

DIVISION 1 P W WD RD LD C/AB L BAT BOWL POINTS

DIDSBURY 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 130 GRAPPENHALL 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 113 WEAVERHAM 6 3 0 0 0 1 2 12 5 99 OXTON 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 17 11 92 BOLLINGTON 6 2 0 1 1 1 1 19 9 88 OULTON PARK 6 2 1 0 0 0 3 15 12 80 * DAVENHAM 6 2 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 75 SALE 6 2 0 0 0 1 3 14 3 74 WARRINGTON 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 9 7 56 MARPLE 6 1 0 0 0 2 3 10 6 55 TATTENHALL 6 1 0 0 0 1 4 7 6 45 CHEADLE HULME 6 0 1 0 1 2 2 18 7 43 ! *Davenham record includes 7 pts. gained from defeat in game less than 80 overs (reg. 7f). !DIVISION 2 P W WD RD LD C/AB L BAT BOWL POINTS WIDNES 6 4 1 0 0 1 0 8 3 121 LINDOW 6 4 1 0 0 0 1 9 5 117 BROOKLANDS 6 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 106 ALVANLEY 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 14 9 83 *STOCKPORT 6 2 1 0 0 1 2 8 4 79 UPTON 6 2 1 0 0 0 3 11 12 76 MOBBERLEY 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 26 11 75 *CHRISTLETON 6 2 0 0 1 0 3 5 10 73 BARROW 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 22 14 64 CONGLETON 6 1 0 0 1 2 2 3 7 50 NORTHWICH 6 1 0 0 3 0 2 6 10 44 MIDDLEWICH 6 0 0 0 3 2 1 11 8 36 * Stockport and Christleton records include 7 pts. gained from defeats in games of less than 80 overs (reg. 7 f). ! ! MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p5 ! Four clubs win second games in T20 HYDE, Toft, Neston and holders Chester Boughton Hall became the first clubs to win two games in the Joseph Holt Brewery T20 on Thursday last week. In doing so they took a major step towards topping their groups and figuring in the quarter-finals, although Chester and Neston are placed together and have yet to meet, on Thursday, June 9. In the event of two or more teams finishing level on points, run rates will decide. THURSDAY’S RESULTS GROUP 1 CHEADLE HULME lost to SALE (won toss, 2 pts.) by 8 wickets Cheadle Hulme 74 (20 overs: S. Hanith 31); Sale 75-2 (7 overs: B Guest 38). HYDE (won toss, 2 pts.) beat MOBBERLEY by 90 runs: Hyde 183-5 (20 overs: R Waterhouse 49no, H. Dearden 45); !Mobberley 84 (19 overs: A Malik 39, W. Walker 3-8, J Whittaker 3-18). GROUP 3 Played on Tuesday: TOFT (2 pts.) beat DAVENHAM by 31 runs Toft 119 (20 overs: M. Clark 34, D Hancock 3-29); Davenham 88-8 (20 overs). MIDDLEWICH lost to ALVANLEY (won toss, 2 pts.) by 35 runs: Alvanley 102 (18 overs: Extras 23, S. Brothers 4-31, A Gill 3-25); Middlewich 67-8 (20 overs).

GROUP 5 CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL (won toss, 2 pts.) beat UPTON by 56 runs Chester 157-6 (20 overs: R Moore 78no); Upton 101-9 (20 overs: M. Ingram 43, J. Williams 3-17). NESTON (won toss, 2 pts.) beat OXTON by 66 runs Neston 174-6 (20 overs: D Hurst 66, S Stokes 62, E. Filer 3-16); !Oxton 108-8 (20 overs: G. Fernando 31, M Stewart 3-32). GROUP 8 CHEADLE (2 pts.) beat LINDOW (won toss) by 7 wickets: Lindow 104-9 (20 overs: N. Yousaf 3-5); Cheadle 108-3 (13 overs: N Fletcher 38no, G. Dixon 35). BRAMHALL (won toss, 2 pts.) beat DIDSBURY by 45 runs in re-arranged game: Bramhall 166-4 (20 overs: D McKay 72, D. Lamb 33); ! Didsbury 121-7 (20 overs). Thursday, June 2 Group fixtures (6 p.m.) & umpires GROUP 2: NANTWICH v OULTON PARK Graham Cookson & Dion Kelly TATTENHALL v CONGLETON Duncan Anderson (tel. 07775 632 507) & James Emmerson GROUP 4 BOLLINGTON v TIMPERLEY David Gane & John Williams NORTHWICH v ALDERLEY EDGE Paul Herring & Chris Rigg GROUP 6 BOWDON v GRAPPENHALL Martin Howe & David Tate CHRISTLETON v WIDNES Brian Boys & Peter Hanaby GROUP 7: MACCLESFIELD v BARROW John Potts & Martin Roberts WEAVERHAM v WARRINGTON Jason Pawluk (tel. 07730 405 106) & Chris Smith MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p6 T20 round-up contd … ! ! LATEST T20 GROUP TABLES GROUP 1 P W C/A L Pts. Run rate (2) (1) Hyde 2 2 0 0 4 8.90 Sale 2 1 0 1 2 6.74 Cheadle Hulme 2 1 0 1 2 5.75 Mobberley 2 0 0 2 0 4.89 GROUP 2 Congleton 1 0 1 0 1 - Nantwich 1 0 1 0 1 - Oulton Park 1 0 1 0 1 - Tattenhall 1 0 1 0 1 - GROUP 3 Toft 2 2 0 0 4 7.30 Davenham 2 1 0 1 2 7.25 Alvanley 2 1 0 1 2 4.60 Middlewich 2 0 0 2 0 4.10 GROUP 4 Alderley Edge 1 1 0 0 2 10.42 Bollington 1 0 0 1 0 4.08 Northwich 1 0 1 0 1 - Timperley 1 0 1 0 1 - GROUP 5 Neston 2 2 0 0 4 9.16 Chester Bo. Hall 2 2 0 0 4 8.67 Upton 2 0 0 2 0 6.60 Oxton 2 0 0 2 0 4.30 GROUP 6 Bowdon 1 0 1 0 1 - Christleton 1 0 1 0 1 - Grappenhall 1 0 1 0 1 - Widnes 1 0 1 0 1 - GROUP 7 Barrow 1 0 1 0 1 - Macclesfield 1 0 1 0 1 - Warrington 1 0 1 0 1 - Weaverham 1 0 1 0 1 - GROUP 8 Urmston 1 1 0 0 2 8.20 Cheadle 1 1 0 0 2 6.00 Lindow 2 0 0 2 0 5.87 GROUP 9 Brooklands 1 1 0 0 2 8.11 Bramhall 1 1 0 0 2 8.30 Didsbury 2 0 0 2 0 6.60 ! ! ! ! MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p7 ! LEAGUE FIXTURES & UMPIRES FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 4 – WEEK 6 ! ECB Premier League (12.30 p.m.) ALDERLEY EDGE V CHEADLE Steve Duckers & Dion Kelly NANTWICH V BRAMHALL Darrin Clark & Gary Zimmer NESTON V HYDE Barrie Burns & Phil Prince TIMPERLEY V CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL Alistair Davies & Ankit Jain TOFT V MACCLESFIELD Ian Greensmith & Ged Kinsey !URMSTON V BOWDON David Gane & Martin Roberts Division One (1 p.m.) BOLLINGTON V WARRINGTON Graham Pugh & David Tate CHEADLE HULME V OULTON PARK John Lowe & Chris Rigg GRAPPENHALL V SALE John Potts & Ian Wilson MARPLE V TATTENHALL Steve Kirkbright & John Williams OXTON V DIDSBURY Brian Boys & Ray Prescott !WEAVERHAM V DAVENHAM Jason Pawluk (tel. 07730 405 106) & Steve Walton Division Two (1 p.m.) BROOKLANDS V CHRISTLETON James Emmerson & Jon Hacking CONGLETON V BARROW Garry Hambleton & Steve Wilkinson MIDDLEWICH V UPTON Simon Smith & David Williams NORTHWICH V LINDOW Trevor Burnett & Peter Hanaby STOCKPORT V ALVANLEY Peter Davies & Graham Harris WIDNES V MOBBERLEY Graham Cookson & Paul Herring

Cheshire Shield round 1 games & umpires: Sunday, June 5 (1.30 p.m.) PRESTBURY v STOCKPORT TRINITY Peter Hayes & Paul Lawday NORTHWICH v ASHTON on MERSEY Geoff Langham & Chris Moore PARKSIDE LISCARD v WILMSLOW WAYFARERS Paul Brown & Winston Wagstaffe !BREDBURY ST. MARK’s v STOCKPORT GEORGIANS Stephen Jackson & Keith Tysall To be played on Sunday, June 12: WINSFORD v CONGLETON Duane Jones & Ian Wilkinson WESTON v APPLETON Andy Marsland & Mike Woollard ! Outstanding Cheshire Cup round 1 games SUNDAY, JUNE 5: BOWDON v MARPLE (umpires Graham Harris & Martin Roberts) MACCLESFIELD v NEW BRIGHTON: TBA !

! MAY 29 NEWSLETTER: p8 ! Chester through in Royal London National Club ko round 3 GROUP 5: Roe Green 123-9 lost to Bamford Fieldhouse 127-5 by 5 wickets. Walsden v HYDE : Sunday, June 5 GROUP 6 New Brighton 189-1 (M. Rowland 108no) beat BOWDON 188-8 (S. Marshall 58, C. Hey 48) by 9 wickets. Northern 204 lost to Ormskirk 235-3 by 7 wickets. GROUP 7 Shifnal 165 (Jack Williams 3-34) lost to CHESTER BOUGHTON HALL 167-5 (Lee Dixon 57, Alex Money 48) by 5 wickets. Rolleston v Swarkestone: Sunday, June 5. ! Davidstow National Village ko semi-final CHESHIRE & CLWYD SECTION Hawk Green v ALVANLEY: result not in. ! Cheshire stage first 3-day game at Tattenhall CHESHIRE host Wiltshire in their first Unicorns county championship match at Tattenhall from Sunday to Tuesday, June 5 - 8 (11 a.m. daily). Admission is free and there is ample car parking on several sites inside the ground. Cheshire team from: Lee Dixon captain, Rick Moore, Will Owen, Jack Williams, Ash Davis (Chester); Harry Dearden (Hyde), Calum Rowe, Adam Worrall wicket-keeper (Alderley Edge), Calum Turner (Urmston), David Hurst (Neston), Rob Jones (Toft), Dan Woods (York), Nick Anderson (Didsbury). Cheshire were pipped on scoring rate by Herefordshire for a place in the quarter-finals of the Unicorns knock-out. Final group tables: P W L Pts. Scoring rate STAFFS 4 4 0 8 +1.193 HEREFORD 4 2 2 4 +0.928 CHESHIRE 4 2 2 4 - 0.652 WALES 4 1 3 2 - 0.265 SHROPSHIRE 4 1 3 2 - 1.583

UKFAST CHESHIRE LEAGUE ROUND - UP THERE was a level scores draw in the UKFast Cheshire League Division One game between leaders Barnton and Heaton Mersey. Barnton stay five points clear at the top RESULTS Ashton on Mersey 164-9 drew with Stockport Georgians 203-9 Barnton 190-0 drew with Heaton Mersey 190 Bredbury St. Mark’s 158-7 beat Runcorn 111 Disley 169 drew with Lymm 102-8 Poynton 102 lost to Hale Barns 103-6 !Romiley 227-4 drew with Irby 129-6. HOW THEY STAND 1. Barnton 108 pts.; 2. Stockport Georgians 103; 3. Romiley 102; 4. Ashton on Mersey 96; 5. Runcorn 70; 6. Lymm 68; 7. Heaton !Mersey 68; 9. Disley 63; 10. Bredbury 56; 11. Poynton 51; 12. Irby 24. DIVISION 1 FIXTURES ON SATURDAY. JUNE 4 (1.30 p.m.) Hale Barns v Ashton on Mersey; Heaton Mersey v Lymm OP; Irby v Bredbury; Poynton v Disley; Runcorn v Barnton; Stockport Georgians v Romiley MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p9 ! More rain falls on Forties RAIN again reduced the Over Forties section programme on Wednesday last week and those games that were played took place in damp conditions. Congratulations to those vets who braved the weather. Home clubs are again reminded that they must report their results within 48 hours preferably on the league website, or alternatively by e-mail to [email protected] Please note this address will be changing to mike.t-b@talktalk,net later in June. Too many results are being filed late or not at all which makes compiling the Newsletter more difficult. O Information about the West Division game Caldy v Weaverham re-scheduled after original postponement on May 18 is urgently awaited.

WEDNESDAY. MAY 25 RESULTS !Central Division ASHTON on MERSEY (2 pts.) v GRAPPENHALL (2 pts.): cancelled DAVENHAM v TOFT. Late. TIMPERLEY (4 pts.) beat ASHLEY by 9 wickets: Ashley 155-3; Timperley 157-1. WARRINGTON (2 pts.) v MOBBERLEY (2 pts.): cancelled

!North-East Division BOWDON VALE VIKINGS (4 pts.) beat BOWDON by 5 wickets: Bowdon 85 (Boucher 23, Kuswaha 23, Roberts 5-21); Bowdon Vale 86-5 (Hunter 30, Kuswaha 2-18). CHEADLE (4 pts.) beat BRAMHALL by 34 runs: Cheadle 112-3 (Bardsley 31, Blood 30, Kapoor 21); Bramhall 78-3. SALE SILVERBACKS (4 pts.) beat BROOKLANDS by 8 wickets: Brooklands 76-5 (Cutting 20, Butt 3-10); Sale 78-2 (Harrop 33, Rizvi 29). !URMSTON TIGERS (2 pts.) v CHEADLE HULME (2 pts.): cancelled !South-East Division ALDERLEY EDGE WIZARDS (2 pts.) v MACCLESFIELD (2 pts.): cancelled BREDBURY SAINTS (2 pts.) v WOODLEY (2 pts): cancelled OFFERTON v POYNTON LEGENDS. Late. Open: Bollington Vets.

!West Division IRBY lost to TATTENHALL WRECKERS (4 pts.) by 15 runs Tattenhall 120-5 (Salt 32, Nicholls 30); Irby 105-6 (Wadkin 30, D Newman 30). NESTON (4 pts.) beat CHESTER BO. HALL BLAZERS by 7 wickets: Chester 153-6 (Gillson 33, Wright 2-26); Neston 155-3 (Lea-Swain 31, Cooper 30, Baker 2-33). UPTON (4 pts.) beat CALDY by 4 wickets Caldy 116-6 (C Findlay 24, S McGowan 2-14); Upton 117-6 (G McGowan 33, Hayes 30). WEAVERHAM lost to OXTON (4 pts.) by 4 runs Oxton 69-8 (10 overs: Wimpenny 18); Weaverham 65-2 (10 overs) . Match reduced to 10 overs each. ! ! MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p10 ! Over 40s contd … ! UP-DATED TABLES Central Division P W C/A L Pts. GRAPPENHALL 4 2 2 0 12 TIMPERLEY 4 3 0 1 12 TOFT 2 3 0 0 12 ASHLEY 4 1 1 2 6 DAVENHAM 3 1 1 1 6 MOBBERLEY 3 1 0 2 4 WARRINGTON 3 0 1 2 2 ASHTON on MERSEY 4 0 1 3 2

NE Division SALE SILVERBACKS 4 4 0 0 16 CHEADLE HULME 4 3 1 0 14 URMSTON TIGERS 4 3 1 0 14 BOWDON VALE VIKINGS 4 2 0 2 8 CHEADLE 4 2 0 2 8 BOWDON 4 1 0 3 4 BRAMHALL 4 0 0 4 0 !BROOKLANDS 4 0 0 4 0 SE Division ALDERLEY EDGE WIZARDS 3 2 1 0 10 MACCLESFIELD 4 2 1 1 10 BOLLINGTON VETERANS 3 2 0 1 8 BREDBURY SAINTS 3 1 1 1 6 OFFERTON 3 1 0 2 4 WOODLEY 3 1 1 1 6 POYNTON LEGENDS 3 0 0 3 0 !* Marple have resigned West Division NESTON 4 3 1 0 14 OXTON 4 3 1 0 14 CHESTER BLAZERS 4 2 1 1 10 TATTENHALL WRECKERS 4 2 1 1 10 UPTON 4 1 1 2 6 IRBY 4 1 0 3 4 UPTON 4 1 1 2 6 WEAVERHAM 3 0 1 2 2 CALDY 3 0 0 3 0 * Bold type indicates late results.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1 FIXTURES (6.15 p.m.) CENTRAL DIVISION: Ashley v Grappenhall; Mobberley v Davenham; Timperley v Toft; Warrington v Ashton on Mersey NORTH-EAST DIVISION: Bowdon v Sale Silverbacks; Bramhall v Cheadle Hulme; Brooklands v Cheadle; Urmston Tigers v Bowdon Vale Vikings SOUTH-EAST DIVISION: Bollington Veterans v Bredbury Saints; Offerton v Alderley Edge Wizards; Woodley v Poynton Legends. Open: Macclesfield WEST DIVISION :Caldy v Neston; Chester Blazers v Irby; Tattenhall Weckers v Oxton; Upton v Weaberham. ! ! MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p11 Saturday, May 21 ground marks THE following were the pitch and outfield marks awarded by umpires following matches on Saturday, May 21 (maximum in each !category 20). Outfield assessment includes boundary markings, grass, sight-screens, scoreboards, scoreboxes and umpires rooms. ECB Premier League Macclesfield v Bowdon pitch 15; outfield 17 Nantwich v Cheadle 17-20 Neston v Bramhall 18-20 Timperley v Alderley Edge 19-19 Toft v Hyde 16-16 Urmston v Chester: cancelled

Division 1 Cheadle Hulme v Bollington: 15-15 Davenham v Didsbury 17-20 Grappenhall v Tattenhall 18-20 Marple v Warrington: cancelled Oxton v Oulton Park 18-20 !Weaverham v Sale 18-19 Division 2 Brooklands v Barrow no figures Christleton v Lindow 20-19 Congleton v Mobberley 18-18 Middlewich v Stockport 19-20 Northwich v Upton 13-17 Widnes v Alvanley 19-17

Stats provided by 1st XI Results secretary Ian Sharrock.

Cheshire Over 50s hit by rain RAIN caused the abandonment of Cheshire’s National Over 60s championship home game against Durham at Toft on Wednesday last week. Cheshire had scored 198-6 from a shortened innings of 40 overs, England’s Phil Catterall 56, Gary Cash 51, Tim Wearden 33. The match will be replayed at Toft on Wednesday, June 8. ! On Wednesday this week, Cheshire take on Yorkshire at Elland (1.30 p.m.). Cheshire Over 60s’ key game WITHOUT a game last week, Cheshire 60s meet Yorkshire in a key fixture at Marple this Tuesday (12.30 p.m.). National champions Cheshire 2nd XI beat hitherto undefeated Gloucestershire by 75 runs last Thursday. Scores: Cheshire 233-7 (Bernie Bishop 72); Gloucester 158.

Unicorns take on Lancs (twice) at Knypersley LANCASHIRE 2nd are to meet a strong Unicorns (Minor Counties) team containing Cheshire’s Danny Woods and Rob Jones and several from Staffordshire in a T20 Trophy double-header at Knypersley on Tuesday this week. The separate games start at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. and admission is free. O Hyde spinner Dan Cranmer acted as stand-in professional for Flowery Field in their Greater Manchester League cup game against Swinton Moorside on Sunday - after receiving league approval. ! MAY 28 NEWSLETTER: p12 ! Cricket touring in Zimbawbe OUR next tour was to Zimbawbe starting in December, 1996, probably the most fascinating of all the trips we made to watch England play overseas. We arrived in Mr. Mugabe’s troubled, but not yet farm-ravaged country in early December for a tour which was not universally supported at home, comprising three ODIs and two Tests - and very few tourists. We flew into the second city of Bulawayo and made our home at the Holiday Inn a mile outside the Matabele capital. We were esconced with the players and press and got to know many of them. Unfortunately, Michael Atherton’s team did not enjoy the country and were never in the best form either on or off the field. We took a two-mile walk through avenues of magnificent jacaranda trees to watch the last day of England v Matabeleland at the Bulawayo Athletic Club, the only victory we saw in an entire month. Warrington and Lancashire’s Johnnie Crawley scored a fine century. The First Test followed, but not before WTB had ‘detained’ journalist Scyld Berry and lambasted him for regular despatches in his Sunday newspaper discouraging the likes of us from coming out to watch the series. I had another duty, to hand over some Witton Albion FC souvenirs to a young African whose friend had played for the Northwich club in the Vauxhall Conference that season and had written to the secretary asking for some souvenirs. We met him at our hotel after he had walked 10 miles from his home in the bush and was really chuffed when we handed him the mementoes and enough Zim dollars to get into all five days of the Test. We never saw him again and he wrote to the club later saying that he had - understandably - given the money to his mother to keep the household going for a week. Widnes T-shirt for wife? During the Test we met former Widnes all-rounder Grant Flower who was in the Zim team along with big brother Andy. A tour colleague of ours, a huge rugby league fan, went for a walk round the ground wearing a magnificent Widnes T-shirt which was so widely admired that one local, hanging from a tree, offered to trade it in exchange for his wife. This was the famous match England dominated and should have won only for the Zim bowlers to deliver a succession of ‘wides’ in the last half-hour to force a draw. This is what caused team manager David Lloyd to maintain “We flippin’ murdered ‘em’. We actually overheard this interview in the outfield and he didn’t say ‘flippin’. The players steadfastly declined to get out and about on days off, so missed trips like the one we took by jeep across 150 miles of bush to visit Old Zimbabwe, an ancient city said to be 2,000 years old. And another to see the magnificent tomb of Cecil Rhodes deep in the Matopos Hills. The team lost an ODI, then partied into the early hours on the last night in the hotel before moving on to Harare. To see Darren Gough and Robert Croft standing on a table in a packed bar belting out “Delilah” with Ian Botham on the piano was an image which has stayed with us until this day. Happy Memories. More Anon.

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